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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. N06200 Nickel

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 560
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
51 to 61.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010